Congratulations to Space Launch Delta 30, Space Systems Command, United Launch Alliance, and the National Reconnaissance Office for a successful farewell to the last Delta IV Heavy to launch from Vandenberg! The rocket took off at Sept. 24, at 3:25 p.m., PDT, from Space Launch Complex-6 on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. #WestCoastFarewell #PartnersInSpace 🎞: Video production by A1C R. Romo, SLD 30 PA 🎥 : Imagery by Spc. 4 D. Sanchez & A1C R. Romo, SLD 30 PA | Vandenberg Space Force Base

We're counting down for the final two missions on the Delta II rocket, including tomorrow's 4:47am ET launch of NOAA's #JPSS1, the nation's next weather satellite. Watch: https://youtu.be/6Fj-EjeNuK4 | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Reel:🚀 The Delta II lifting the twin GRAIL spacecraft toward the Moon — what a moment in space history! This happened on September 10, 2011, when a Delta II rocket launched NASA’s GRAIL mission (Ebb & Flow) from Cape Canaveral. The twin probes later worked together in lunar orbit to map the Moon’s gravity with incredible precision, revealing hidden structures deep beneath the surface and giving scientists new insight into the Moon’s formation. Amazing how one launch can lead to discoveries that

Delta II Rocket Cracks in Half and Explodes in Rain of Fire